Wednesday, June 14, 2006

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UNIVERSITY IN THE NEWS

UNDER CONSTRUCTION / ARENA NEARS COMPLETION; MOMENTUM GROWS FOR OTHER PROJECTS
By Aaron Kessler of The Daily Progress
Richard Laurance stood quietly along the side of the room Tuesday night at Newcomb Hall. He was the man of the hour within the ranks of the University of Virginia brass, even if the residents coming in to attend UVa's "Community Briefing" did not recognize him. Laurance checked his watch, and waited patiently. But his mind was elsewhere. "Tonight is the final exam," Laurance said. "And here I am wearing a suit. But what can you do." He left a half-hour into the presentation, during which two UVa officials explained to about 75 people the many university projects under way or planned.

GRAD STUDENT FUNDING NOT UP TO SNUFF/ BOV URGED TO RAISE $200 MILLION FOR PH.D STIPENDS
By Will Goldsmith of C-Ville Weekly / June 13
If UVA really wants to be a top-notch school, it needs to show grad students the money. At least according to a policy presentation to the Board of Visitors on Friday, June 9, detailing the path of an outstanding research university. The message? Top schools attract top graduate students by paying them top stipends.

HERITAGE REP THEATRE ANNOUNCES SEASON / PROFESSIONAL COMPANY KEEPS ACTORS WORKING ALL SUMMER
By Meg McEvoy of C-Ville Weekly / June 13
While other facilities on Grounds sit half-empty during the summer, the busy bees at Heritage Repertory Theatre (HRT) keep UVA's Culbreth building buzzing for six weeks of rotating shows.
" This building is here to do theater," says UVA drama Professor and HRT Producer Martin Beekman. "The drama department and the University have a commitment to doing that during the summer."

UNIVERSITY RESEARCH IN THE NEWS

CAR MISHAPS MAY TAKE MORE SENIORS' LIVES
By United Press International / June 13
A study co-authored by a University of Virginia professor suggests senior citizens will die in car accidents at a higher rate than other drivers. That, says Assistant Professor Richard Kent, will occur as America's 75 million baby boomers age, grow frailer, but continue to drive.

STUDENTS IN THE NEWS

JENNIFER DOWNING
Downing, a student at the Darden Graduate School of Business, was profiled in an article in IN Magazine headlined:
RISING STARS
By Carol Dexter of IN Magazine / June 2006
(Not available online; text available on request.)

CAROLINE ROSENBERG
Rosenberg, a student at the Darden Graduate School of Business, was cited in an article in BusinessWeek.com headlined:
THE ART OF THE SCHMOOZE
By Janie Oh of BusinessWeek.com / June 12

FACULTY/STAFF/ADMINISTRATORS IN THE NEWS

JAMES CLAWSON
Clawson, professor of business administration at the Darden Graduate School of Business, was quoted today in a Government Executive article headlined:
HEY, TOUGH GUY
By Brian Friel for Government Executive

JACK GWALTNEY
Gwaltney, emeritus professor of medicine who has served on an FDA advisory committee, was cited in a Wall Street Journal article headlined:
KETEK SPARKS CALLS TO STIFFEN ANTIBIOTIC TRIALS
By Anna Wilde Mathews of The Wall Street Journal / June 13

BASEM HENARY
Henary, research associate in the department of mechanical and aerospace engineering, was cited in a United Press International article headlined:
CAR MISHAPS MAY TAKE MORE SENIORS' LIVES
By United Press International / June 13

RICHARD KENT
Kent, assistant professor in the department of mechanical and aerospace engineering, was cited in a United Press International article headlined:
CAR MISHAPS MAY TAKE MORE SENIORS' LIVES
By United Press International / June 13

STEVEN NOCK
Nock, sociologist and the author of "Marriage in Men's Lives," was cited in a USA Today article headlined:
ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION: LIFESAVING, AND LIFE-TESTING
By Marilyn Elias, USA Today / June 13.

LARRY J. SABATO
Sabato, politics professor and director of the Center for Politics, was quoted today in a New York Daily News article headlined:
CLINTON NIXES FLAG AMENDMENT
BY Michael McAuliff of the New York Daily News

PETER SHERAS
Sheras, professor at the Curry School of Education, was quoted today in a (Charlottesville) Daily Progress article headlined:
COFFEE AS PERSONAL IDENTITY?
Bryan McKenzie of The Daily Progress

MATT SMYTH
Smyth, communications director at the Center for Politics, was quoted today in a Waynesboro (VA) News-Virginian article headlined:
JIM WEBB WINS DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY
By Bob Stuart of The News-Virginian

ALUMNI IN THE NEWS

DAVID BRAGDON
Bragdon, a graduate of the School of Law, was featured in a Birmingham Business Journal article headlined:
BURR & FORMAN LAWYER TO CLERK FOR SUPREME COURT JUSTICE CLARENCE THOMAS
By the Birmingham Business Journal / June 13

TREVOR BROWN
Brown, a graduate of the Darden Graduate School of Business, was quoted in an article in BusinessWeek.com headlined:
THE ART OF THE SCHMOOZE
By Janie Oh of BusinessWeek.com / June 12

SEAN DELL'ORTO
Dell'Orto, who received his bachelor's in finance from U.Va., was featured in a PRNewswire-First Call press release headlined:
HIGHLAND HOSPITALITY CORPORATION NAMES TWO NEW VICE PRESIDENTS
By PRNewswire-FirstCall / June 13

LEWIS WARREN, JR.
Warren, a graduate of the Darden School of Business and the School of Law, was featured in a Bank of America press release headlined:
LEWIS WARREN, JR., JOINS BANK OF AMERICA AS DEPUTY HEAD OF GLOBAL INVESTMENT BANKING
By PRNewswire / June 13

CAVALIER DAILY HIGHLIGHTS

CAVALIER DAILY, COLLEGIATE TIMES SUE FOR ABILITY TO PRINT ALCOHOL ADVERTISEMENTS

EDITORIAL:  WHY WE FILED SUIT

UVA TOP NEWS DAILY HIGHLIGHTS

TRAFFIC FATALITIES OF SENIORS EXPECTED TO RISE AS BABY BOOMERS AGE, STUDY SHOWS

U.VA.'S JAMES LANDERS PROVIDES VITAL ANSWERS IN THE BLINK OF AN EYE

FAVORITES, CLASSICS AND NEW DISCOVERIES SET THE STAGE FOR HERITAGE
REPERTORY THEATRE'S NEW SEASON

This week's featured publication is COMMERCE U.VA.

HEALTH SYSTEM IN THE NEWS

HOSPITALITY HOUSE NEEDS MORE SPACE / MORE FAMILIES STAYING NEARBY WHEN KIN GO TO THE HOSPITAL
By Amy Kniss of C-VIlle Weekly
" They're not here to see Monticello," Kay Ward says of Hospitality House guests. Trauma, sickness and ongoing medical treatment in family members, not history, bring visitors to the UVA Medical Center facility. Demand has become so steep, in fact, that the hospital is soliciting proposals for approximately 9,800 square feet of rentable space to expand the affordable accommodations Hospitality House provides patients' family members. Increasingly, outpatients use Hospitality House, as well.

HIGHER EDUCATION NEWS -- VIRGINIA

$60M IN SOFTWARE FOR HAMPTON
By Scott Jaschik of Inside Higher Ed
UGS, a software company, is giving Hampton University, a historically black institution in Virginia, software valued at nearly $60 million. The software will be used in Hampton's engineering and architecture programs.

HIGHER EDUCATION NEWS -- U.S.

NO SURPRISES IN HOUSE SPENDING BILL
By Elia Powers of Inside Higher Ed
Appropriations Committee adopts $100 increase in the maximum Pell Grant award; flat funding for biomedical research is intact.

ADMISSIONS REVOLUTION
By Scott Jaschik of Inside Higher Ed
Lloyd Thacker's reform movement - previously viewed as too idealistic - gains support from presidents and foundations. It just might have legs.

U.S. HOUSE APPROVES MEASURE TO RESTORE DISABLED STUDENTS' ELIGIBILITY FOR RENTAL ASSISTANCE
By Xiao-Bo Yuan of The Chronicle of Higher Education
The U.S. House of Representatives approved legislation on Tuesday that would allow college students with disabilities to be provided with federally subsidized housing. The bill, HR 5117, would exempt students with disabilities from regulations that exclude many college students from receiving rental assistance under a federal program known as Section 8.

AT OTHER UNIVERSITIES

WOMEN ON FACULTY STILL LAG AT HARVARD, REPORT FINDS
By Alan Finder of The New York Times
A year after Harvard's president, Lawrence H. Summers, promised a major effort to make the faculty more diverse amid a controversy about his remarks about women in science, a university report released yesterday indicated that most of the work remained to be done. Women represent considerably less than half of the faculty in all but one of Harvard's schools, and while the number of women in tenure-track positions grew slightly from the last academic year to the current one, women still make up a small fraction of the university's tenured professors.
    
HARVARD ANNOUNCES NEW POLICIES INTENDED TO ATTRACT MORE FEMALE AND MINORITY PROFESSORS
By Robin Wilson of The Chronicle of Higher Education

WITH GOOD REASON / NPR

Re: Joyce (June 10-16)
Tonight at 7:30 p.m.; WVTF-Roanoke (88.5 FM)
James Joyce’s masterpiece, Ulysses, follows its main character, Leopold Bloom around Dublin during the course of one day. Every June, fans around the world gather for “Bloomsday” to celebrate the works of Joyce. Jolanta Wawrzycka (RU) speaks about the life of Joyce, his writings, and her experiences attending “Bloomsday” celebrations.

Also: Irish scholar and critic Theo Dorgan discusses the joys and challenges of reading Ireland’s greatest literary son.

"With Good Reason," produced by the Virginia Foundation for the Humanities, is broadcast on 10 public radio stations in Virginia and Washington, D.C.  For complete listings of shows and times visit the program's website at www.withgoodreasonradio.org

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